It has barely begun and is already in question. That’s how this war is going a bit. It’s day to day. Unfortunately.
promoted by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has started amid reports of attacks, explosions in Beirut and alerts in northern Israel. All this while his own insists, once again, that the war in the region is close to ending.
Allegations of attacks in the midst of a truce
The Lebanese Army was the first to report what happened. Hours after the ceasefire came into force, he denounced “several Israeli attacks” and intermittent bombings in the south of the country, directly describing them as “violations of the agreement.”
The warning was clear: they asked the population not to return to their homes in the affected areas. For now, Israel has neither confirmed nor denied these attacks.
Alarms and tension on the other side
Calm did not reach Israel either. Just one hour after the start of the truce, the sirens sounded again in the north of the country due to a possible attack coming from Lebanon. has not claimed any action, the episode reflects the extent to which the situation remains volatile.
A ceasefire that, in practice, begins with noise.
Celebrations that sound like war
In Beirutthe scene was as symbolic as it was disturbing. The entry into force of the agreement was celebrated with shots in the air and bursts that echoed in different parts of the capital, especially in Dahye, a stronghold of Hezbollah.
A celebration that, paradoxically, was too reminiscent of war.
Trump insists: “It’s about to end”
In parallel, Trump once again set the story from Washington. During an event in Las Vegas, the US president defined the war with Iran as a “small intervention” and assured that . It is not the first nor the second time he has said it.
Since the beginning of the conflict, the president has repeated on several occasions that the end is near, also defending that the offensive was necessary to prevent Tehran develop nuclear weapons.
A message that contrasts with what is happening on the ground.
A truce without everyone at the table
The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon It is also born with an obvious weakness: the absence of Hezbollah in the negotiations. The Shiite group, protagonist of thousands of attacks since 2023, has not participated in the agreement, which complicates any attempt to consolidate real peace.
Since then, the exchange of attacks between both parties it has exceeded 10,000 military actions.
More than 2,000 dead and a region on the limit
The truce comes after six weeks of Israeli offensive that have left more than 2,100 dead in Lebanon, including 172 children, and more than 7,000 injured. Added to this are more than a million displaced people.
A context that explains the urgency of the agreement… and also how fragile it is.
A peace on the wire
On paper, the ceasefire is already in effect. In practice, It has started with complaints, explosions and a tension that does not disappear. And meanwhile, Trump insists that everything is about to end.
But on the ground, the feeling is different. That the truce not only hangs by a thread, but that it could have begun to break from the first minute. That’s where we are.
